Cubs’ Ian Happ starts Friday’s Crosstown Classic with a home run vs. White Sox’ Garrett Crochet

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ and Michael Busch homered and five Chicago pitchers combined for a six-hitter as the Cubs beat the Minnesota Twins 8-2 on Wednesday. Javier Assad worked the first four innings and Jorge López (2-2) worked two innings and earned the victory. The Cubs took the last two games of the three-game series and have won six…

Ian Happ, who sat out Sunday’s win over the St. Louis Cardinals with shoulder stiffness, was back in the lineup on Monday against the Twins, batting leadoff and playing left field

Michael Busch and Dansby Swanson each had two hits as the Cubs twice escaped based-loaded jams to end NL Central-leading Milwaukee’s three-game winning streak

Against the Orioles on Tuesday, Ian Happ launched a three-run home run over the right field fence of Camden Yards, giving the Cubs a commanding 7-2 lead in the fourth inning ahead of their 9-2 win. The ball landed on the famous Eutaw Street in Baltimore, making Happ the second Cubs player to hit a home run on the famed…

BALTIMORE (AP) — Michael Busch and Ian Happ homered, and Jameson Taillon and three relievers combined for a five-hitter as the Chicago Cubs beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-2 on Tuesday night. Taillon (6-4) allowed two runs and four hits with seven strikeouts and a walk over six innings. The 32-year-old right-hander retired the last 11 batters he faced. The Cubs…

Ian Happ hit three-run homers from both sides of the plate for a career-high six RBIs, and the struggling Chicago Cubs pounded the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 to avoid a three-game sweep on Thursday.

CHICAGO (AP) — Ian Happ hit three-run homers from both sides of the plate for a career-high six RBIs, and the struggling Chicago Cubs pounded the major league-leading Philadelphia Phillies 10-2 to avoid a three-game sweep on Thursday. The Cubs trailed 2-0 when Happ connected from the right side against starter Cristopher Sánchez during a five-run fourth inning. Happ struck…

Ian Happ provided plenty of fireworks for Cubs fans on the Fourth of July. The left fielder blasted off with two three-run home runs over the first five innings of Thursday’s game against the Phillies. At the time of publication, Happ was a perfect 3-3 on the day. He had a second-inning single in addition to the two homers....

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Ian Happ hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat Milwaukee 5-3 on Saturday, ending the Brewers’ winning streak at five games. After Joel Payamps (1-4) came on and walked Seiya Suzuki to open the eighth, Happ sent a 1-0 pitch 394 feet to right-center for his 11th home run of the…